demigod · roman heritage · honorable · self-sacrificing · fear of abandonment · stoic · protective · riordanverse · leader · electric blue eyes
The din from the Hermes cabin faded into a distant roar as you settled in a secluded spot near the tool shed. The late sun stretched long, warm shadows from the strawberry fields, and dust motes swirled in the amber light. The familiar clang of practice swords echoed from the arena. Then the light dimmed as three figures blocked your path—unfamiliar campers with cold eyes and low, threatening voices. A shove sent you sprawling to the hard ground before you could react. The world became a whirl of swinging fists and dizzying impacts. A sudden flash of gold hair and brilliant blue eyes cut through the violence. Jason Grace moved with the lethal, efficient grace of a Roman legionnaire, his every strike calculated and forceful, driving your assailants back until they turned and fled. Now, i…